Candelabrum.



PATBNTED JUNE 2, 1903..

I' sKsVHBETs-sHmT 2* J. J. FERRY. GANDELABRUM. APPLIOATIOI IILBDMARfZj. 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented June 2, 1903.

ATENT OFFICE.

CANDELABRUM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,745, dated June 2, 1903.

Application iiled March 27, 1902. A Serial No. 100,232. {No model.)

To al?, whom, zit may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN J. FERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Meriden,

inthe county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Candelabra; and I d'o declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in candelabra, and is especially designed for the use of undertakers when conducting funeral services, dac.; and it consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described in the following specification and pointed out in the claims.

The chief object of this invention is to pro-` duce a candelahrum which can be easily and quickly dismembered and packed in close convenient form for transportation from place to place and which can b e readily1 assembled for use when desired.

Figure l, Sheet l, is an elevation of my device complete, the means of joining the sections and attaching the candle-socket bearing brackets or branches being shown in dotted lines. The means for securing the base or pedestal portion in its open locked position is also shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2, Sheet 2, is an enlarged detached view in elevation of a portion of one` of the sections, which when joined together form the central vupright column, portions of which are detached to better show the means employed for secu ring the bracket arm or branch, which is also shown in elevation, and illustrates in the dotted lines the method of attaching and detaching the saine from the column-section. Figs. 3 and 4 are detached views of the upper portion of one of the column-sections, showing a form of socket Which maybe employed for securing the bracket arms or branches thereto and are respectively an elevation and plan. Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively top and back views of a broken section of one of the bracket arms or branches, also illustrating the means employed to secure the same to the column-section.` Fig. 7, Sheet 3, is a detached View of a broken section of the cross- The dotted lines illustrate the approximate position assumed by the two `cross-arms when folded for storing away or i for transportation.

Fig. 8 is a -plan view of a similar section to that illustrated in Fig. 7, jthe cross-arms being shown in elevation and vin locked position, the dotted lines showing a position assumed by the cross-arms during "the process of folding after one set of them has been raised or locked. Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line to a: of Fig. 7, showing the interlocking joints.

y Similar letters and figures ot reference re- ,fer to the same parts throughout the several VViews.

In Fig. l, Sheet l, ct a dat represent the legs, which 'with the connecting crossarms b' ZJ' b2 b2 form the base or pedestal portieri. l 2 3 4 5 represent the diiferent sections of which `the column is composed, and c c c c the points at which they are joined together; d d are f bracket arms or branches, and e e are candle #sockets or holders attached thereto.

is the ,crown-section of the column and in the illus- :tration is represented by the design of across; lbut any suitable emblem may be employed column-sectionA shown in Figs. 3 and 4, Sheet 2, in which l0 is the upper end of a detached columnsection. 1l is a pin or tenon which is tted into a hole of corresponding diameter in the lower portion of the next upper section and is Well illustrated in the dotted lines in Fig. l. The dovetail socket l2 is formed in the upper and outer facesl of the enlarged portion l0 of the sections` and 4 and `is designed for the reception and retention ofthe correspondingly-shaped male portion 13 upon the upper part of the bracket arm or branch d. The lower point -of contact of the bracket arm or branch d with the column is tted With a projecting pin 14, which is so calcuj instead or another candle socket or holder, as

may be desired.' The means of uniting the -different sections ofthe column is well illustrated by an enlarged view of a portion of a IOO . in the same manner as the bracket arms or lated and arranged as to coincide with a hole in the enlarged central portions 15 after the portion 13 has been inserted in its socket, as shown. The method of attaching and detaching the'arms is well illustrated in Fig. 2, Sheet 2, in the dotted lines.

In Fig. 7, Sheet 3, 1 represents the lower section of the column. G and 7 are reduced portions of same. b b' are sections of the counecting cross-arms, and b2 b2 are the coacting cross-arms, which are shown in cross-section and in engaged or locked-position. 8 represents in dotted lines the manner in which the cross-arms are disengaged and folded for transportation. The arms b and b2 are each mortised or slotted transversely, as shown in the dotted lines at H, the said slot or inortise 9 in each of the arms being of equal width and approximately the same depth of that in the other, with which it engages. The portion 7 is threaded atf, and a nut h is screwed upon the same to secure the cross-arms from accidental displacement in a manner too well understood to require further illustration or description. The portion 6 is also threaded, as shown at 7c, and is adapted to engage with a female threaded portion of the next upper column-section, as shown in dotted lines at Fig` 1 at m Fig. S isa plan view of a section of the pedestal portion, Fig. 7. In Fig. S the arms b' and 112 are shown in elevation, and the dotted lines S show how the cross-arms may be swung about the central column-section or folded together aft er being disengaged from each other. The cross-arms are all loosely mounted upon the reduced portions of the `central columnsection 1 and may be rotated in either direction at will.

The number of bracket arms or branches which may be employed in each section is a matter of design only, it being evident that the number is limited only by the predetermined circumference ofthe enlarged portions 15 or 16 of the column-sections 3 and 4. It will also be obvious that the number of column-sections may be varied with the design. Again, the feet may be secured to the column branches and many other kindred constructions employed without departing from the spirit of my invention. Therefore I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction shown, but desire the liberty to enjoy the full and complete scope of my invention in whatsoever form I may deem desirable to construct it.

I will now describe the operation of assembling the device. With the parts in thepositions shown in dotted lines in Figs. 7 and 8,

which will be understood as being the positions assumed by them when folded for transl portation, it is apparent that the cross-arms maybe swung on the'central column until they assume the positions indicated in full lines in Figs. 7and 8 and also in Fig. 1, when by a longitudinal movement of one or both sets of the cross-armed pedestal portions they will engage with each other by reason of the slots or mortises 9, and thereby be locked together, as shown in theassembly-drawingin Fig. 1. The next step is to place the columnsection 2 upon the pin or tenon G of the column-section 1, and by reason ofengagementof the threaded portions thereof the column-sec- -tion 2 is brought into contact with the crossarms b' b2 of the base or pedestal portions, thereby locking them against accidental longitudinal movement in a manner so readily understood that further description is unnecessary. Either one of the sections 3 or 4 is next placed in position on the pin or tenon of the section 2 and the bracket arms orbranches placed in position as follows: When in the position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, Sheet 2, the dovetail portion 13 is inserted in the corresponding recess 12 in the columnsection, and then the pin 14: is swung into its corresponding recess in the column-section, as shown, when the next section is placed in position, the foregoing operations being conti nuously repeated until the structn re is complete. To dismember the device, the foregoing operations are reversed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a caudelabrum, a central upright column, a folding base, said column comprising jointed sections having tapering dovetail sockets and each section having plain sockets equal in number to the dovetail sockets, bracket-arms having male portions corresponding to thedovetail andplain sockets and adapted to interlock therewith, said brackets having candle-sockets on their outer ends, as and for the purpose described.

2. In a candelabrum, a central stem supported by legs, two cross-arms rotatable ou the stem and adapted to interlock when crossed or to lie parallel when disconnected, means independent of the stem for retaining the arms interlocked, a sectional column mounted on the stem having tapered dovetail sockets and plain sockets below the dovetail sockets, and brackets having male members fitting the dovetail sockets, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence ot two witnesses.

JOHN J. FERRY.

Witnesses:

CORNELIUS J. DANAHER, NATHAN W. CRANDALL.

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